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Programming Languages

R
SQL
Python

Skills

Data visualization
Excel
Policy analysis
Interviews
Focus Groups
Statistical methods
Survey Design

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Last updated on 2022-03-16.

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Evan Odell

Education

MSc in Comparative Social Policy

University of Oxford

Oxford

2015 - 2014

Visiting Student

University of British Columbia

Vancouver

2014 - 2013

BA (Honours) in Political Science

Laurentian University

Sudbury/Barrie, Canada

2014 - 2009

Professional Experience

Data Scientist

Pandata

Berlin

Current - Mar 2020

  • Develop data pipelines to integrate data from multiple sources.
  • Analyze data using statistical methods and machine learning algorithms to identify key insights.
  • Communicate insights through visuals, presentations and written reports.

Researcher

Disability Rights UK

London

Nov 2020 - Jun 2016

  • Conducted original quantitative and qualitative research on a range of policy areas, and used that research to develop original policy proposals and respond to government policies.
  • Produced statistical briefing papers and presentations based on my analysis of a range of sources, using national and international surveys and administrative data.
  • Communicated findings to professional and public audiences, including testifying before House of Lords Economics Select Committee and appearing on BBC News.

Instructor in Health Studies

Queen’s University, Bader International Study Centre

East Sussex

May 2019

  • Designed and taught “Disability Studies: Issues, Research and Policy”, a final-year undergraduate course with a particular focus on the process of policy development and comparative analysis of welfare states.

Freelance Data Analyst

London Business School

London

Oct 2018 - Jun 2018

Performance and Impact Officer

Future Leaders Trust

London

Jun 2016 - Oct 2015

  • Conducted primary and secondary analysis of school performance data using R and Excel, disseminated results internally through presentations and internal reports, and externally through press releases.
  • Assisted with improving the quality of internal data, through standardising formats, identifying existing errors, and delivering training.

Memberships

Fellow

Royal Statistical Society

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Selected R Packages

threesixtygiving: Download Charitable Grants from the ‘360Giving’ Platform

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2020

guardianapi: Access the ‘Guardian’ newspaper open data API

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2020

ukpolice: Download Data on UK Police and Crime

With Nick Tierney

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2020

cqcr: Access ‘Care Quality Commission’ Data

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2019

nomisr: Access Nomis UK Labour Market Data

Journal of Open Source Software, 3(27), 859. 10.21105/joss.00859

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2018

fixerapi: An R Client for the ‘Fixer.io’ Currency API

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2018

refuge: Locate Trans and Intersex-Friendly Toilets

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2018

hansard: Accessing Westminster Parliament Data

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2017

mnis: Easy Downloading Capabilities for the Members’ Name Information Service

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2017

parlitools: Tools for Analysing UK Politics

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2017